It is common to see babies with one or two extra fingers. However, a baby with a whopping 26 fingers was born in the rural hospital of Nhavi of Yaval tehsil in Jalgao district.
Even doctors were surprised to see this phenomenon. Nandu and Jyoti Barela of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. gave birth to a baby with 26 fingers.
Jyoti was admitted to rural hospital of Nhavi for delivery on May 20. She gave birth to a normal baby boy with a total of 26 fingers including that of hands and legs.
Both mother and the child are in a healthy condition said doctor. The doctor also said that surgery on the child can be performed in 8-9 months.